Allergen alpha lactalbumin ige at Johnson County Community Hospital

1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$28.06

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$122.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$12.80 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $122.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.80 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $13.18 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.18 ↓ -53%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.31 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $13.31 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $17.93 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.93 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $17.93 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.93 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.87 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $20.87 ↓ -26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.38 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.38 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.38 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $35.38 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $35.38 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.38 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $35.38 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.38 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.38 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.95 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $36.44 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.80 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $37.15 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $37.15 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $37.15 ↑ +32%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $37.53 ↑ +34%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $39.04 ↑ +39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $39.70 ↑ +41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $41.39 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $42.70 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $47.46 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $47.46 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $58.93 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $77.84 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $85.40 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $90.55 ↑ +223%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $91.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $91.82 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $92.32 ↑ +229%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $92.32 ↑ +229%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $122.00 ↑ +335%

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Allergen alpha lactalbumin ige at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $152.36 $6.45 – $69.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $6.52 $14.46 – $33.71
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $13.34 $15.60 – $35.86
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $9.31 $4.62 – $33.71
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $28.50 $8.97 – $39.09
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $152.36 $16.14 – $69.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $152.36 $16.14 – $69.98
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $152.36 $16.14 – $69.98

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